Hello my dearest friends. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I was blessed to be here in Idaho with my family. All of us were here except my sister Shalee, who is 37 weeks pregnant. And here we were worried she would deliver at 25 weeks and then was placed on bed rest for 9 weeks. Now she can't get the little miss out! But anyhow, it was a wonderful day with my family. I hope all of you also enjoyed your time with family. We are all so blessed to have wonderful families, friends, and most importantly the gospel.
Earlier this week I had shared with Mel that there were some family difficulties going on for us. My Mom has had problems with her bowels for the past 3-4 years. She had seen a Dr, but they attributed it to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). My parents do not have insurance, so they had not been able to invest too much into it. But my Mother is an angel and has never complained about it. A few weeks ago, we had heard about a study for IBS; included with the study was a colonoscopy. So last Thursday she went in for the colonoscopy. We were quite surprised when my parents shared the results with us that the last 7cm of her colon is lined with a large tumor; my Mom has colon cancer.
On Monday we got the results back from pathology and it is indeed malignant. We were gathered together as a family to watch Brave. My Dad gave my Mom a blessing. She didn't want a blessing, she wanted a healing. And that is indeed what was said in the blessing, that she would be healed. On Tuesday she went in for a CT scan and some labs. My Mom told the Dr that she wasn't sure why she needed the CT scan, there wasn't going to be cancer anywhere else. Well, the results are beyond wonderful. Sure enough all of the cancer is localized in that last section of her colon. This is the best news that we could ask for. We are all very grateful this Thanksgiving. My Mothers faith astounds me. If only I could have even a fraction of her faith.
My Mom doesn't have the appointment with the oncologist until Dec. 11th. So for now we just wait to hear what the game plan is. We are so just grateful for the results we have received so far. I hope that the oncologist will have just as good of news that we have received so far. From what I have read online, she will need to have a bowel resection (the cancer portion of her bowel cut out and then the remaining good part reconnected), and then we aren't sure about the chemo or radiation yet.
This has definitely brought my family closer together already. I am sure that it will bring us even closer together. It makes us treasure the moments we have with each other so much more. This holiday season will be more tender and memorable I'm sure. We have so much to be thankful for.
After finding out this information I told my Mom that I would defer nursing school. I know that I have waited for this for so long. But family comes first. However, everything for school is falling into place. I was offered a job in the ICU at the hospital there and I may have found a place to live that is the right price. I will only be an hour and a half away, so I will still continue on with my plans and go to school. I am not sure what the future will hold. There have already been many tears. I think I have cried every day since finding this out. But I know that the Lord is with my family and I. I know that my Mom will be healed and that eventually everything will be ok. If you could please keep my Mom in your prayers, I would appreciate that. She is an amazing woman. And honestly, I don't know how I could ever live without her.
I love you all so very much! I look forward to meeting up with you in a few weeks. You are all my dear sweet angels that I was blessed enough to have become a part of my life. Love you!!
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